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Thursday, October 25, 2007

Ode to VEGANOMICON Testing.

During the past year and a half, I was fortunate to be a tester for Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook - even before it had an official name.As you can imagine, it was a rewarding, exciting, scrumptious, fattening experience, and I'm honored to have been a part of it, even if it had me eating cookies.

I thought I'd take this time to list and link to photos from most (since I probably forgot some) of my favorites from the testing experience. Altogether I think I tested 55, and some I certainly made my than once, and others became regular staples - like the Simple BBQ sauce.I know there are photos in the book, but here's some more inspiration - along with a list of names linking to my photo from testing. I have *starred* my super favorites!Enjoy.

31 comments:

I received my copy of Veganomicon yesterday, in the mail!!! I can't WAIT to get started on making as many of the dishes/baked goods/etc. in that cookbook - the photographs are spectacular!! and YOUR photographs have highlighted even MORE of the recipes that I'd like to try (especially the spicy tempeh pasta dish, and the hazelnut cushion cookies).

hey veggiegirl - if you like tempeh, if you LOVE tempeh - the spicy tempeh pasta you mentioned truly is in my top 5 of favorite meals from testing. Since it's soup season, I'd also recommend the tomato rice/roasted garlic/white bean soup.It's hard to go wrong : )The tofu florentine is also something to try out, as something different for dinner (or brunch).

jess - you truly went over the top catalogueing this. bravo to you, 'cause i don't know where to start with the book, honestly! well, that 's a lie. i started. pumpkin saag, banana bread..... and of course, thanks to isa and terry. i guess they did their part. ;)

Hi Jess, I want to invest in a good vegan cookbook, and I'm considering Vive le Vegan, the Everyday Vegan, Eat Drink and Be Vegan, VWAV, Vegan Cupcakes Take OVer the World, Veganomicon, Cozy Inside, The Joy of Vegan Baking...

I can't decide. But I'm a 14 year old amateur on the sunny island of Singapore, so we don't have seitan, soy cheese, TVP is hard to find and expensive...

I'm health conscious, but I won't sacrifice taste either cause I love knocking the socks off my omni friends and relatives. So I keep the healthy recipes for my gut only and feed the sinful ones to everyone else, and have some occasionally. LOL. (I can't take spicy stuff either, hate the burnin feeling)

So any recommendations after my lengthy self intro? I really appreciate any help!!

Thanks alot Jess!! I'll probably order Veganomicon, get it shipped to my Aunt's place in LA and get it when I visit her in two weeks. It's S$50 over here, nearly double the price of what I'll get in the US.

Wish I could get all of Dreena's books...they all have so much to offer! But I'll probably go for Eat, Drink and Be Vegan.